In what everybody already saw coming for weeks (months) now, Apple has just unveiled its latest product, a tablet called the iPad. Basically a bigger version of the iPhone, Steve Jobs presented the iPad during a press event in San Francisco. The most interesting news? It's powered by... An Apple processor, called the A4. The most shocking news? The price.

It does appear that Apple is trying to position the iPad as basically a high-end/boutique netbook. What remains to be seen, IMO, is whether it competes successfully against existing ebook readers & netbooks - or if it ends up in a no-man's land between the two (too limited to compete with netbooks, too expensive to compete with ebook readers).

If nothing else, hopefully it will put an end to the silly claim that the iPhone/iPod touch is a netbook.

P.S.
Regarding the unusually-large bezel, I suspect it's meant to give you something to grip, so you're not pressing your thumb into the screen the whole time you're using the device.